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Daughter of Liberty by J. M. Hochstetler is the story of sweeping events told through two lives.
In the tradition of Winds of War and War and Remembrance, Hochstetler tells about the American Revolution by placing her characters next to the men who made history.
Elizabeth, a rebel spy, and Jonathan, a British officer, find love against all odds in the dark days leading up to the American Revolution.
With Elizabeth in the American trenches dressed as a man, and Jonathan leading the Red Coats, we watch the Battles of Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill. For far too many of us, these names ring a bell, we may even place them at the beginning of the Revolution, but do we really know anything about them?
History, so dry with rote learning of dates and names, is the most dramatic story there is because it is true. The heroism and cowardice, the hatred and sacrifice, noble intentions and craven greed, lace all the great conflicts. And yet, in school, history is reduced to boring! I have learned more about history from reading fiction than I ever learned in school and Hochstetler's book is a rich part of what I know. I can't wait to get my hands of Book 2 in the series Native Son. I hope Hochstetler writes one for every major battle in the Revolution, then goes on to the Civil War.
Reviewed by Mary Connealy
for The Road to Romance
September 27, 2007
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